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Toe Joint Capsule Release

Montana rates for HCPCS 28272

This is a surgical procedure that releases the tight capsule surrounding a joint in the middle or end of a toe, done to loosen a stiff or contracted joint and improve its range of motion. It's often performed as part of correcting a bent or curled toe deformity. Each affected joint is treated separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Toe Joint Capsule Release cost?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $479 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$389 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$407 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $389 to $794Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $257 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $479professional $407

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$602.56
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$707.95

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Montana· 24th of 51

$417

AK $1,023TX $240

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.